UCH Ibadan is overcrowded and overwhelmed - Chief Medical Director, Jesse Otegbayo cries out

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UCH Ibadan is overcrowded and overwhelmed -  Chief Medical Director, Jesse Otegbayo cries out

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, has cried out over the influx of patients into the hospital due to the inability of other primary and secondary healthcare facilities to meet up with the required standards.  

The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, made this known while speaking with journalists in Ibadan to begin the celebration of his first 100 days in office.  

Otegbayo said the burden of healthcare delivery needed to be taken away from tertiary hospitals to primary and secondary healthcare facilities so as to allow doctors focus on their area of specialisation.

He said:  ”UCH is oversubscribed and overwhelmed. Most of the state governments have neglected the secondary tier of healthcare such that these hospitals have no accreditation needed to train even the lowest cadre of doctors, which are the house officers.

Low confidence in the quality of care provided by primary and secondary healthcare facilities, have pushed patients to seek general outpatient services from tertiary hospitals.

This has effectively overcrowded the hospital and overburdened our workers. We are calling on state governments to strengthen the general hospitals which form the larger part of the secondary tier of healthcare delivery.”

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Activist narrates the shocking reaction of healthcare workers, police, and pastors to domestic violence and sexual abuse victims

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Activist narrates the shocking reaction of healthcare workers, police, and pastors to domestic violence and sexual abuse victims

 

An activist has narrated specific events to show how healthcare workers, police officers, and pastors in Nigeria react to victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

@ChiefWitxh's post reveals people in position of authorities who should provide help for victims, are the ones who seem to shame them the most.

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Nigerian Government Has Failed In Health Care Delivery - Minister

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Nigerian Government Has Failed In Health Care Delivery - Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said the reason the federal government is unable to successfully plan and coordinate health service delivery has to do with its weak governance structures, poor human resource capacity and inefficient core processes.

He also expressed sadness at the inability of the Health Ministry to demonstrate expected results and ensure value for money in the delivery of health services.

Adewole made this known while speaking at the opening ceremony of a retreat aimed at strengthening the Ministry’s budget process and the capacity of the Department of Health Planning, Research & Statistics, which was organised in collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Health Systems Consults Ltd in Abuja yesterday.

He said: “A few years ago when we came in, I was presented with a report on public financial management, which showed the health sector as the least performer out of sixteen (16) ministries.

“Relatedly, I observed, that the capacity to plan and coordinate health service delivery was weak. These issues undermine the Ministry’s ability to demonstrate results and ensure value for money.”

The Minister, who noted that citizens expected those charged with managing the health system to deliver on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), expressed the belief that a fundamental change in the approach to the delivery of health services that recognizes and addresses the drivers of underperformance is required

According to him, “it is imperative to assess and strengthen the capacity of the Ministry to effectively lead national health planning, policy development, and overall health sector coordination.”

Adewole said that a review of the budget formulation, execution, and monitoring practices within the ministry was a desideratum.

Accordingly, he said the journey to strengthen the process has commenced and all hands must be on deck to achieve this.

He said the leadership of the Ministry is fully committed to achieving that goal and gave assurance of proper guidance.

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